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Norwood committee weighs fee for police body‑camera records, seeks more public input
Summary
The Norwood Law & Safety Committee discussed a proposed ordinance to charge $50 an hour for police body‑camera and other digital public‑records requests, citing staff burden and redaction costs; committee members pressed for indigency safeguards, clearer retention rules and additional community comment before further readings.
Norwood’s Law & Safety Committee debated a proposed ordinance to set a fee for police body‑camera and other digital public‑records requests, with staff saying the $50‑per‑hour charge is intended to cover redaction and processing costs and members raising concerns about indigency protections and record retention.
Committee members and staff said the change responds to a recent Ohio law that allows higher fees for certain public‑records requests and to growing demand that has created a backlog for police staff. “Body cams are an invaluable tool,” Lieutenant Klingelhoeffer said. “What a lot of the public might have thought was they’re going to find a lot of officers doing a lot of wrongdoing. What they actually found is a lot of officers are doing the right thing.”
The committee’s safety service staff and police presenters described hours of labor…
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